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Recognised as Colour

#4E447E

  • #4E447E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#4E447E is a blue with RGB values 78, 68, 126 and HSL 250°, 30%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#4E447E#4E447E
HEX#4E447E
RGBrgb(78, 68, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2667, 0.4941
RGB percentages30.6%, 26.7%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(250.3, 29.9%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 46%, 49.4%)
CMYK38.1%, 46%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,342
CSS custom property--colour: #4E447E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#B1BB81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#304D80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#314B7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#424F5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.8Midnight blue · ΔE 27.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5Steel blue · ΔE 30.7Slate blue · ΔE 33.8Medium purple · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#747E44
Analogous#44577E, #6B447E
Triadic#7E4E44, #447E4E
Split complementary#7E6B44, #577E44
Tetradic#7E4457, #747E44, #447E6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCB6D8
Lighter +30%#9E95C6
Lighter +20%#7F74B4
Lighter +10%#63569F
Darker −10%#39325D
Darker −20%#25203C
Darker −30%#100E1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3E2C96
Less saturated −25%#5E5C66

Channel breakdown

R78
G68
B126
Red78 (30.6%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue250.34°
Saturation (HSL)29.9%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4E · G 44 · B 7E

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